that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
groundless rumor (rumour)
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
wakizashi; short sword worn by samurai
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
spirit of a deceased person; the Holy Ghost; the Holy Spirit
things left (to one) by the deceased; inherited item; estate; lost item; lost property
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
don't you think?; indicates question
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to apologize; to apologise
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
such; like that; in that way
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep